GENERATION GAME: Federer vs Kuerten | Indian Wells 2003 2nd Round Highlights
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Who remembers when Kuerten beat Sampras and Agassi on the same tournament and became number 1 in the world? Monster!
first player to made this ..
Tennis Masters Cup, Lisbon '2000
Unfortunately his health issues took him away from the tour at an early age, Kuerten was such a terrific and scary player at his prime.
😂😂😂😂 a monster❤
unfortunately he never made it pass QF in all slams except RG
Guga’s backhand was just ridiculous
Yeah really amazing. He was a total beast in his prime!
Agreed. And yet, Federer's 'looks' more consistent.
You mean ridiculouslly great, i wish hew kept playing, he is only 5 yrs younger than federer.
@@jonm2522 older*
i think Guga has the best single handed backhand, unique having that extreme grip thats why it looks easy even on an open stands.
Kuerten's backhand was something!
something??? the best one
@@lcb8883 you mean SOMETHING ELSE.
@@pdcdesign9632 Context.
And forehand wasn't worse
Kueten one handed backhand is a thing of beauty
Dušan Lajović is in the list too
For me, that was the golden era of tennis. Legends like Sampras, Agassi, Courier, Becker, Chang, Muster, Kuerten, Hewitt, Rafter, Kafelnikov, Safin, Rios, Moya, Roddick and Federer (at his begining).... a countless number of stars playing at the same era. When you see a Kuerten`s game like these you realize what his early depart meant to tennis. We all miss you GuGa !!
You forgot from Nalbandian.
I agree.
Yeah man and the era right before it come on now... Borg Mac Vitas....
Absolutely amazing observation of tha game
Chang?? Was he a tennis player??
Impressionante pensar que o Guga em 2003 tinha só 26 anos, e ganhou seu último Grand Slam em 2001, quando ainda era muito novo. Se não fossem as gravíssimas lesões, certamente teria tido uma carreira muito maior do que teve, mesmo já tendo sido gigante. Nível de tênis absurdo e uma pena que não teve tantos jogos com o Federer e acabou não enfrentando o Nadal no saibro. Teriam sido jogos excelentes, assim como esse.
Realmente uma pena, antes das lesões ele estava evoluindo assustadoramente nos pisos rápidos. Poderia ter ido muito mais além!
Creio que não.. nessa época surgia as três lendas.
@@alexgois6967 nunca saberemos. Mas perdemos a chance de ver Guga x Nadal no saibro... Seria épico.
@@ernanibc ao menos nos primeiros dois ou três anos poderiam ter sido ótimos jogos.
@@alexgois6967 ahí ves q Federer no hubiera sido la gran leyenda si hubiera estado con los contrincantes que tuvo Sampras no digo q no sea un buen jugador pero ves q Guga, Kuerten, Ivanisevic, Kafelnicov,, Safin, Agassi, entre otros no pudieron con El Sampras en su época y Kuerten gana a Federer ya por retirarse por lesiones en su rodilla así q me para mi el mejor jugador de la historia es para Sampras
Absolute legend in Brazil, we all love and appreciate what Guga has accomplished in his career. Que coração, que lutador, como jogava tênis. E essa esquerdinha dele... Absurda! Eterno Guga!
Me gusta esa palabrita brasileña "esquerdinha" :))
Esterzinha Bueno y Guga Kuerten, los dos mejores tenistas brasileños de la historia
Um gigante, um titã! E essa esquerdinha é um monumento histórico, uma obra de arte! Impressionante!!!
you can be proud
But he's not Brazilian
The day Federer received a backhand hitting clinic
True!!
And boy, was he paying attention! 😆
I love this. There's something so elegant and graceful about this generation game. A good mix of power, finesse, it is so exciting to watch. Not just all ball-bashing. And Kuerten's backhand is absurd! :D
I think of the current crop of young stars only Alcaraz seems to play with a lot of variety - angles, drop shots, comes to the net. The men's game has developed into a game similar to the women's game but on steroids - a lot of power hitting from the baseline. I guess racquet technology, stronger players, and slower courts are to blame.
I would have loved to see prime Kuerten against prime Nadal in Paris.
I mean, Nadal would have won...
My dream match. Nadal would be the favourite, but Guga's OHB down the line is a kripyonite against Rafa's cross court forehand. Would've been really interesting...
@@jcsrio15 no it wouldnt have lol nadal would give him less than 5 games
@@nicholastartaglia4276 If they play now, maybe 5 games, yes. But Come on, Guga is a 3 time champion in Paris, 5 games? And without injuries he would have won another 1, 2 times. Even a number 100 player can make 5 games against Rafa in Paris. It would be a good match with Nadal, as beeing the best Clay courter ever, beeing the favorite. But stylewise, Kuerten would be a good challenge. In this season, 2003, he was already past his prime and troubled with injuries.
@NA post prime nadal at roland garros when not injured is also unbeatble
At this point Kuerten was only 26 years old, and was already playing with a terrible hip and bad movement. After 1-2 years he was virtually a retired player because of his injuries. You can say whatever you want. for me he was one of the best players to ever touch a racquet. Also he was a man with a great heart.
Li o livro esses dias a segunda cirurgia não resolveu ainda deixou as pernas dele amarradas para correr. Uma vergonha da medicina o que Guga passou como um esportista top de elite.
Guga! I used to love Kuerten's game...and his crazy hair. I was beyond bummed out about his hip injury. It sucked when his career was cut short by it. I always forget how tall he was because he was so damned skinny. And his SHB was insane. It was especially effective on clay so it would have been interesting to see him play Nadal at RG.
I just wondered if those 1.91m included the hair. :-)
i agree! things would be definitely different has he stayed healthy for his entire career
Ok but no one with a SHB beats Nadal on clay. And barely at all outside clay barring a few from Wawrinka or Tsitsipas. Federer is an exception to all the rules.
Tell me why on earth there are fewer and fewer one handers...What a legendary backhand Guga had? Spectacular..
Not very practical, although it is very aesthetically pleasing it limits your ability to hit the backhand in certain situations and struggles against the high ball. That’s the main reason Federer had so much trouble with nadal over the years
@@tommycrowley8668 Do not agree..Federer won the last 5 matches against Rafa anticipating the shot..Wawrinka won against him as well thanks to his way of hitting the ball..The one handed backhand gives you more sensitivity and variety using the back in more creative ways..It's just more difficult to learn and that's the main reason..Fortunately there are guys like Shapo, Tsitsipas and Musetti that are continuing the tradition ;)
@@sboomb Federer and Stan both have pretty definitively losing records against nadal…
@@sboomb what do u meany by sensitivity??...didnt get u
@@joelsuraj2501 Better "touch"
Tan grande GUGA.....SALUDOS DE ARGENTINA 🇦🇷👏
Hey hermano, salutos de Brasil. I am a big of players from Argentina, in special nalbandian and delpo. This last one I have a feeling he would be as big as Roger , Nadal and Djokovic if he hasn't as many injuries as he had.
Beautiful game beautiful guy. Guga was rapidly improving his hardcourt game when injuries started taking their toll. Really was a big loss to the game to not see what he could have gone on to achieve.
He would have 25+ GS and winning multiple Calender Slams.
@flipwarrior No, of course he would not have come close to matching your lofty achievements in tennis, and many other fields of human achievement.
@@rogerparker4468 I am not human. Humans are weak, flawed, dirty, and they associate with lowly sub-human scholars.
Guga had such a loose and light game style! So natural character. The circuit miss him a lot!!
We almost forgot about Guga!He was a great tennis player and a clay specialist!His best moments were his titles in R,Garros!Great memories!😅❤😅
Kuerten already playing with half a hip. Slow feet and all around movement, still managed to squeeze a win.
just shows how good he actually was, if he stayed health for his entire carreer... sadly we'll never get to know the ifs of life
Such a nice guy, so charismatic... If Guga played today, internet era, he would be so popular and we would have great memes about him hahaha Manezinho da Ilha forever
what a game. Definitely one of the best one-hand backhand ever. I love Guga
👍
Guga was just 26 here.... injuries killed his game just when he was beggining to dominate hard courts. We could have amazing battles betwen him and Nadal on clay (man, I would pay to see these guys in Roland Garros) and he would make Federe's life much harder than it was, at least for 4 or 5 years. (And yes, the best and most beautiful backhand ever, his shots were just "impossible")
I was a kid when Kuerten was at his peak, but I remember well that when he had his backhand calibrated, it was difficult for anyone to beat him... one of the best backhands in tennis, by the way
It’s so awesome that Fed played so many legends from 90s generation.
I started to play tenis while Guga was on the top, he was (and still is) a legend and so inspirational for us in Brazil. I really love Federer's game and legacy but it's impressive remember good moments of Guga. He was giant and I am sure Federer and other current players learned something from him!!!
Fascinating. Kuerten had a great style - one of the most enjoyable players to watch. Always wondered how a prime Kuerten would have fared against a prime Federer. Although I imagine Federer winning the majority of the encounters (due to his creativity and versatility) , I think it would have been an interesting rivalry.
It wouldn't be interesting at all. They'll split the matches on clay but it'll be one-way traffic for Federer on all other surfaces. Won't be a rivalry at all
@@ifeanyiikpegbu6465 My guess is that Federer would win about 70, maybe 80 per cent of the encounters. Still, some of Kuerten's wins would be damn impressive, just as Safin was sometimes damn impressive against Federer (Consider Safin's win at the Australian Open semi-final in 2005.)
Probably Guga would dominante H2H on clay, but not on other surfaces....
@@pablotupone4190 Actually, Kuerten's only weakness would be on Grama, but he made up for it on Clay, we must also remember that in his heyday, he was the best tennis player on hard courts, just look at the run over in his Cincinnati title, he was favorite for the title of UsOpen, but it was precisely there that the injury started
He would not meet him very often except probably on clay. Kuerten was an underachiever on non clay court surface, he reached QF of non French Open grand slam only 3 times, there were high hope in Australian Open and Wimbledon in the early 2000s that he would be a leading contender for the titles but only to see him bomb out every time. I also remember in 2001 cinci he trounced Rafter who was a Wimbledon finalist that year and two times USO champ 1,3, I thought this is his year to go deep in USO but he bombed out Arthurs.
Guga’s single backhand is the greatest !
My word, what a high quality match this was. Gustavo had a most awesome windup to his backhand.
Gustavo had the best single handed backhand from inside the court with passing shots and angles !
It should be illegal that Guga retired so early
Stopped by hip injury, otherwise he could have stayed n°1 and probably won more Roland Garros and maybe some slams on hard court like US Open
As B Borg unfortunately...
Loved Guga’s game from the first time I saw him play at the French Open. So much Style !
Meu Deus, esse backhand é um monumento histórico!!! Que coisa linda cara, um show de backhands de uma mão, uma pena ser pouco usado atualmente. Guga está pra sempre na história do tênis!!!
Do Brasil,sim! Porém, na mesma pratillheira quê: Federer, Nadal, Djiokovic, Peter Sampras, Bjorg Bog, Rod Laver. Se você entendesse de tênis saberiam que Guga está longe desses caras
Nem esses que você citou estão na mesma prateleira.
@@kleytinmoreira1951 kkkkkkkk... Vdd! Esqueci que no mundinho paralelo brasileiro, o maior tenista da história é Guga. Pesquise e você que o seu tenista "limitado" não chega aos pés desses citados. Quem é Guga perto de Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Sampras, Bjorg Borg.
Muito longe de Peter Sampras, Nadal, Federer e Djokovic.
Cara acho q vc respondeu o comentário errado. É claro q o eterno Big Three, q desses citados são os quem vi jogar, estão num nível bem acima de Guga e de TODOS!!! Só elogiei o lindo backhand de Guga, q é inegável.
What a Masterpiece ..two legends
Back in those days when you gotta beat blind line judges as well.
this is the truth!!
True! And Guga has lost a Miami title against Sampras + line judges (don't recall if 2001 or so)
Omfg those years were incredibly biased in favour of US players
Interesting that it’s called a “battle of generations” yet Fed and Guga are only 5 years apart…for reference, Fed is also 5 years apart for Rafa and 6 years apart from Novak
And in the same time Thiem is still described as "next gen" like FAA, Sinner, Alcaraz who are like 10 years younger than him lmao
Thanks for commenting what i was about to write.
5 years is a generation in sports. Roger's generation is Safin, Roddick, Hewitt, Nalbandian... Rafa and Novak are from the mid-late 2000s gen. What makes it seem like the big 3 is one generation is perception, because Nadal was an incredibly early bloomer and Federer took a few more years to start winning slams it feels like they showed up around the same time, and only 3 years into their shared dominance Djokovic won his first AO and became a mainstay in the top 5. Meanwhile Saffin, Hewitt and Roddick got to the spotlight earlier and lasted way shorter than Federer, so they feel older than they are. Guga's first slam was in 97 and last was in 2001, Roger's first was in 2003. They're 6 years apart in their first slam and like 18 in their final, different gens on age and achievements
@@alexandre1098 Yeah correct. We tend to forget how long Fed has been on the tour. He's been winning slams while players his age have been retired for years. The big 3 are just from a different planet, you can't compare them as you would compare or look at other tennis players.
Tennis changed a lot from when Kuerten was winning in 96..97.. to 2003. Very big jump from 95' to 05' for instance.
Jugadores como Guga o Patrick Rafter fueron grandísimos talentos q las lesiones los disminuyeron e impidieron brillar como debieron, como con del Potro
De acuerdo contigo!! Aunque te olvidas, el que para mí, pudo haber sido el mejor, aunque su carrera no despegó, por razones ajenas al tenis. Era un super clase!!! Brillante técnicamente y parecía también una bella persona..pena de talento malogrado!!
Hablaba de Nalvandian!!
@@tontacarracelas3164 si grandísimo jugador
I am a firm believer in the one hand backhand. These two show why. You can disguise you're shot till the last second. Power is off the charts for both guys. Love it.😁
0:34 "future World Number 1" Well, the rest is history.
Federer just didn't have the game to beat this guy. The way he was moved around the court, not only in this match, was amazing.
Wow, talk about going into the vault! Roger on the rise and Guga in his twilight years, giving out lessons. Nice ATP!
Guga already had surgery and was playing with half a hip, he was just too good.
6:09 This is the shot Federer needed against Djokovic in the final of Wimbledon 2019 when he was match point serving 40-15
Yup but it is very risky
he hit this one late, just like in 2019
@@brunoalves5790 that wasnt late bro 😂😂...that is too early 😂....
@@joelsuraj2501 not sure if you play tennis my friend. But when you miss a a down the line or inside out shot wide, it means you hit the ball too late. He missed the contact point. Even thought it was a winner, he miss hit it.
@@brunoalves5790 bro I play nationals so chill 😂😂...what u said is true but that doesnt have to be the case all the tym...when the return is good this can happen bcoz u dont have much tym...not bcoz u are late which was exactly what happened in Wimby 2019
Controversial (and maybe biased opinion): Guga's backhand is better than Federer's
Kuerten hitting amazing backhands and actually loving it every time Fed rushed the net. All I'm seeing is Fed getting easily picked off whenever he did so!
Isso sim é Brasil. Top demais. Obrigado Guga por nos representar.
How I miss watching the Gustavo play just brilliant superb back and forehand
Guga’s one handed backhand was simply awesome, so effortlessly yet generates so much spin & depth. Such a pity his career curtailed by back injury
2003 was a open season in tennis four different slam winners with nobody dominating some good players around 2 then like Guga Hewitt Roddick Safin Jc Ferrero Agassi and a of course a emerging Federer
@수시로 바뀌는 닉네임 2012 also good but 2003 you had so many good players around then but 2012 was even higher standard and yes with also four different slam winners and the big 3 took the game to another level and Murray to a certain extent
@@jonathanterrett 2012 was more enticing because the slam winners were the greatest of all time + murray, a top 20 player of all time himself
@@bsrussian Murray isn't better than Wawrinka or Nalbandian.
@@bsrussian true
@@masters.1000what, did u tag the wrong guy
Guga's backhand... ❤️❤️❤️
GUGA'S BACKHAND WAS A PHENOMENON
Kuerten one handed backhand is 1 of the best of all times !!!
Kuerten had the best backhand in tennis history! Fact!
partidaço do Guga e do Federer todos nós fãs de tênis lamentamos a lesão do Guga, teríamos mais jogos históricos dele contra o Federer e também contra o Nadal
It's funny to read all this modern love for Guga's backhand, because in the late 90's, it was said that it was too timing-dependent/ offered too little room for error, and that he had "an awful lot of swing off both sides to have much hope for success on faster surfaces". But in '99 he made it to at least the Quarters of Wimbledon, USO, Indian Wells and RG. Then of course came the Masters Cup run beating Magnus Norman, Kafelnekov, Sampras and Agassi all on fast indoor surface to end the year #1.
The master cup in Lisbon was played on one of the slowest indoor hard court during that era.
@@jliang70 "slow indoor hard" is like "quick clay", but yeah, it wasn't carpet.
There's a one handed backhand that gave Federer a run for his money. Guga is a freaking legend
Guga master class one hand backhand. He was magestic!
we know Fed how great he was but never knew that Kuerten so beautifully played
Federer's big weakness during his career were the wasted break points. It's incredible how he missed the break points generated against big players
How good was Kuerten? Everyone forgets so quickly. That's a clay court single hand backhand, absolutely perfect footwork and hip twist, huge weapon but also he hit groundstrokes so deep, similar to Agassi. Slow courts, very entertaining tennis many thanks
Tennis so much more fun to watch back then.
Clássico!!forehand,backhand,lindo tênis grandes jogadores duas lendas inesquecíveis
Guga’s backhand is the most impressive.
I hate when people say this was the " weak era". That´s simply not true. I actually think it was the toughest era so far. Guga, Saffin, Sampras, Agassi, Federer., Roddick, Nalbandian..just ridiculous names that could potentially play like Top 3 players
Quel régal tennis ! Superbes, sublimes, ces revers à une main, montée au filet, volées, contrepieds, changement de rythme. Une variété de jeu qu'on a hélas un peu perdu au profit de la puissance ecrtes, mais la puissance ne fait pas tout. Merci à ces deux immenses champions
Que jogo !! Grande guga ! 🙌🙌
Guga foi um tenista formidável. Um dos melhores backhands da história do tennis. Jogou intensamente enquanto pôde. Obrigado, Gustavo Kuerten.
Guga's backhand was so sweet, and Fed was already doing damage with his forehand.
Viendo estos partidos te das cuenta de la variedad y creatividad que habia en esta epoca, no eran tan dominantes como Federer Nadal o Djokovic pero todos tenian un estilo propio. Ahora son todo robots
See, son solo Saque + Golpes de Fondo, Medvedev es el único que trata de variar, los demás siempre juegan a lo mismo.
Que los jugadores estén mejor preparados física y tácticamente no los hace robots, en esa era había top ten que tenían un solo golpe letal y el otro solo para aguantar eso a día de hoy no sostiene a un jugador, Berretini es el único caso pero acompaña su saque+derecha y la n buen slice
Que jogo! E que backhand o Guga tinha! Impressionante
Grande partida do Guga, muito bom. Federer ainda novo jogando muito bem
Never seen this guy before but his backhand is unbelievable the things I'd do to be able to hit a ball like that
That "uhuauaa" might be one of the best from a player. So natural. GuGa a legend in tennis that's for sure.
Guga has the Best one hand backhand ever 👏👏👏
You can see from this match that Federer made huge improvements in his movement to become the dominating players for many years. His movement is pretty ordinary in this match.
We miss you Guga! 🇧🇷
Never seen anyone playing cross court one handed backhand so well than Guga!
Guga #1 in the world felt so amazing being a Brazilian. Thanks for the great memories Guga ❤
One of the greatest one-handed backhand on tennis along Federer and Wawrinka.
Best backhand EVER! Imagine a 12 year old Brazilian boy that started to play tennis just one year before his first Roland Garros title... It was just amazing! And it totally influenced my style, I played agressive and loved to hit backhand. It was so sad that he retired so early. We love you Guga!
Guga, uma lenda!! Melhor backhand de uma mão da história!
Best singlehanded backhand ever: Kuerten and Wawrinka
Que backhand, que loucura um cara sem quadril jogar nesse nível. Caralho o homi era muito brabo mesmo.
How far the Roger's serve has gone... Also funny to think of an era of questionable line calls...
7:51 a few ridiculous forehands from Federer. Unloads on the down the line, then the big CC one does the damage (this one looks a bit like a Djokovic forehand) and then finishing with the signature inside out. The full repertoire from one side of the court to the other.
I love to see Guga here a legend
2 of the best players in the world and their backahands just unreal.
Caramba, que jogo foi esse!!! Tinha esquecido o monstro que foi Guga nas quadras!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Federer colheu muita informação dessa partida, os Backs do Guga impressionantes de cima pra baixo, Back de bate pronto, Guga jogando em cima da linha de base, foi exatamente isso que Federer fez com Nadal no Australian Open.
Sendo honesto. Federer na australia, colheu varias informações do atp finals 2010 contra o proprio rafael nadal. Pois as decisoes taticas de federer naquela partida sao parecidas.
Impresionante Guga , un genio !!!!!
His extreme grip on the BH allowed him to hit very low balls with topspin when opponents would have expected a slice. But I think that it's exactly because of this grip that he was so prone to injuries. Anyway, it was a sensational 1 handed from a sensational player. I perfectly remember how he took the tennis world by storm when he won his first French Open. He was looking like a lollypop, so skinny, tall and with that big hair, but he was striking the ball like a god.
And then some people say Federer had no competition in his early years... Guga was an amazing player!
Great tennis great content thank you for putting it forward
Verdad que jugador Gustavo Kuergen jugadorazo muchos respetos para Gustavo Kuerten
Que jogaço, sensacional....👏👏👏
What a satisfying match.. such a classic
Federer at that time was still a young man with no experience, not Federer after Wimbledon 2003 He is still working his way up and improving his skills
Loved to watch Guga play with my dad and support him. But this match is a masterpiece. Awesome performance.
So incredible!!
Me encuentro con este partidazo de Giga, lo veía de chico, que jugadorazo y persona
I simply ❤ seeing these single handed backhand, Guga was impressive.
3:15 Never seen this in many Federer's best shot highlight reels.
It must be a nightmare producing a Federer's best shots compilation of any kind. The goat had a long and prolific career and produced lots of epic moments
@@fep_ptcp883 so true! I think in every match he produces at least 5-6 hotshots win or lose good enough to be there in highlight reels. Considering he has played some 1500 matches the hotshots stand at a staggering high number impossible to enumerate.
Basically a game between two guys that nobody in their right mind hates.
Trust me, a lot of people from a certain fanbase hate Federer.
@@SHVideografie Yeah, I know. That's why I said "in their right minds". :)